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PAULOSIE SIVUAK (SIVUA; KOPER; PAULOSI; PAULUSI; ALASUA; SIVUAC;
PAULOOSIE)
Born: January 2, 1930 Male E9-1493
Died: September 6, 1986
Resided: Puvirnituq; also lived in Kangiqsujjuak
Sculpture, Drawings, Prints
Paulosie Sivuak was on the Board of Directors of the Povungnituk Co-op in
the early 1960s. From 1967-1969 his family lived in the south where he worked
with La Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec.
"The arts from Povungnituk show how the Eskimos made their living by
hunting. The carvings and prints from Povungnituk show very well about the
Eskimo life. The prints were first done on the flat soapstone, then they are
printed on paper, and every single art shows how the life went on.
"The Eskimo art is not just imagination, it really shows how the old
Eskimo life was hard. The artists also show which animals the hunter hunted.
Since the Eskimo artists can't speak your language, they tell you, with their
art, how their grandfathers struggled for life."
Paulosie Sivuak
Povungnituk, 1968
"Paulosie was an highly esteemed leader of the community, whose busy
schedule left him little time for print production. He did participate on a
small scale, however, contributing six prints from 1962 to 1980. Two of these
were experiments of lino and cardboard cut techniques. Surprisingly but
fortunately from 1982 until his death in 1986 he produced a profusion of
drawings which were translated into 42 prints...in 5 catalogued collections,
culminating in a sort of memoriam in the 1987 Pov catalog. There is also a
backlog of prints which are being saved for commemorative or anniversary
collections."
from "Canadian Inuit Artist/Printer Biographies"
1990, compiled by Sandra B. Barz
Paulosie was the father of Tivi Alashuak, brother of Aisa Alasua Qupirualu,
Alicie Alasua, Nellie Nunga and Annie Amamatuak.
EXHIBITIONS:
1966, 1968, 1978, 1980, 1982, Povungnituk Print Collection
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 (annual collection)
(illustrated catalogue)
1967 Eskimo Art in Northern Quebec
presented by La Federation des
Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec
at "Man and His World"
Montreal, Quebec
(illustrated catalogue)
1971 - 1973 Sculpture/Inuit: Masterworks of the
Canadian Arctic
Canadian Eskimo Arts Council
Ottawa, Ontario
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
Nov - Dec 1979 In Celebration
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
Sept 1980 - Feb1981 Things Made by Inuit
La Federation des Cooperatives du
Nouveau-Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
(tour)
(illustrated catalogue)
Feb - Aug 1982 Les Inuit du Nouveau-Quebec
Musee du Quebec
Quebec, Quebec
(illustrated brochure)
October 1982 International Art Show
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
October 1984 Images of the Far North
Studio Art Gallery,
State University of New York
Binghamton, New York, U.S.A.
December 1984 Takamit - Canadian Eskimo Art: Selections
from Private Collections and the Government
of Canada
Organized by La Federation des Cooperatives
du Nouveau-Quebec and the Jane Voorhees
Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University
New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.A.
(illustrated brochure)
Oct - Nov 1986 The Art of the Eskimo
Newman Galleries
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Jan - Sept 1990 Arctic Mirror
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Hull, Quebec
Jun - Sept 1990 Inuit Graphics and Drawings from 1959-1990
Arctic Artistry
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.A.
Nov 1990 - Feb 1991 Espaces Inuit
Maison Hamel-Bruneau
Ste-Foy, Quebec
(illustrated catalogue)
January 1991 Bears of the North
Snow Goose Associates
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
June - August 1991 Aux frontieres de l'imaginaire inuit
Galerie du Trait-Carre
Charlesbourg, Quebec
(illustrated brochure)
February 1992 Prints from Povungnituk 1962-1988
Albers Gallery of Inuit Art
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
November 1993 Le Quebec, 30 ans de presence en milieu nordique
Complex H
(a provincial government building)
Quebec City, Quebec
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 1981 [Paulusi Sivua Alasua]
Juliane Gallery of Fine Art
Toronto, Ontario
COLLECTIONS: Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, Montreal, Quebec
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Hull, Quebec
Confederation des caisses populaires et d'economie Desjardins, Levis, Quebec
Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.A.
Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta
Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, U.S.A.
Musee de la civilisation, Quebec City, Quebec
Musee du Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec
Povungnituk Museum, Povungnituk, Quebec
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario
Saputik Museum, Povungnituk, Quebec
Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba
HONOURS, ACHIEVEMENTS and EVENTS: 1961 Participated in the Povungnituk experimental graphic workshop.
1970 A print by the artist appears in the 1970 Puvirnituq calendar.
1987 The Povungnituk Print Collection included a special memorial section devoted
to the work of Paulosie Sivuak
SELECTED REFERENCES: Barz, Sandra B., ed.
CANADIAN INUIT PRINT ARTIST/PRINTER BIOGRAPHIES. New York :
Arts & Culture of the North, 1990.
CEAC [Canadian Eskimo Arts Council]
TRANSCRIPT OF THE INTERVIEW WITH PAULUSI SIVUAK: Interviewed by
Marybelle Myers, translation by Ali Tulugak on May 2, 1985 in
Povungnituk, Arctic Quebec. Ottawa : Canadian Eskimo Arts
Council in collaboration with the Inuit Art Section, INAC and
the National Film Board of Canada, 1985.
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
CANADIAN GUILD OF CRAFTS QUEBEC. = GUILDE CANADIENNE DES METIERS
D'ART QUEBEC: The Permanent Collection: Inuit Arts and Crafts,
c. 1900-1980. Montreal: Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec, 1980.
Federation des Cooperatives du Nouveau-Quebec
THINGS MADE BY INUIT. Montreal: La Federation des Cooperatives
du Nouveau-Quebec. Compiled and edited by M. Myers, 1980.
Gagnon, Louis
ESPACES INUIT: Dessins et Sculpture. Sainte-Foy, Quebec:
Maison Hamel-Bruneau, 1990.
Noel, Michel
NUNAVIMIUT: ART INUIT = INUIT ART. Pointe-Claire, Quebec:
Roussan en collaboration avec l'Institut cultural AVATAQ, 1992
(Collection LE TAMBOUR).
Saucier, Celine
IMAGE INUIT DU NOUVEAU-QUEBEC: By Celine Saucier and Eugene
Kedl. Quebec: Musee de la Civilisation, 1988.
Simard, Cyril
ARTISANAT QUEBECOIS: 3: INDIENS ET ESQUIMAUX. Montreal: Les
Editions de l'Homme, 1977.
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